The Increasing Costs of COPD
Chronic lower respiratory disease—the large majority of which is COPD—currently ranks as the third...
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Chronic lower respiratory disease—the large majority of which is COPD—currently ranks as the third...
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Studies have suggested a relationship between previous respiratory diseases and a lung cancer...
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By 2030, patients aged 85 and older are projected to account for 2.3% of the United States...
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In their quest to culture every object on planet Earth, researchers have found that hospital elevator buttons are more contaminated with bacteria than restroom surfaces. Of 120 randomly cultured elevator buttons, 73 (61%) grew...
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In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, infectious diseases killed many. In fact, in the...
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After listening to a lecture, third-year dental students at Harvard were surveyed about distractions by electronic devices and given a 12-question quiz. Although 65% of the students admitted to having been distracted by emails,...
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Emergency physicians (EPs) are at the forefront of efforts to save patients or preserve options...
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Research indicates that about 1% of patients with HIV are able to keep the infection under control...
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Studies show that attrition from general surgery programs is high, even with the introduction of...
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As life expectancy continues to increase in the United States, the number of elderly people and...
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According to current estimates, more than 53 million Hispanics live in the United States,...
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Recently, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)...
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For more than 15 years, the “Eight Ways to Stay Healthy and Prevent Cancer” message campaign has...
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As the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes have grown, there has also been an increase in...
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common treatment-related adverse effect...
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The adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and rules imposed by insurers for scheduling and...
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To a physician, any disease-related death is one too many. But death is a certainty of life; and...
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